Toyota's new CEO must navigate shift to clean energy

Toyota new CEO Koji Sato 2023 — Sato started his career at Toyota in 1992, rising through the ranks to become chief engineer of Lexus in 2016. (REUTERS)

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Reuters

January 26, 2023 02:34 PM

TOKYO -- Koji Sato, who was named on Thursday as the future CEO of Toyota, is an engineer with a background in diesel engines who will be tasked with navigating the company's shift to clean energy.

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